Vietnam involvement with France

During the 19th Century Vietnam was ruled by France and known as Indo-China.

• Vietnam was very profitable for the French, due to rich supplies of coal, tin, zinc and rubber
• To transport all these goods, the French built a network of railways, roads and canals

French began to change the Vietnamese way of life dramatically.

• People converted to Catholicism, abandoning Buddhism
• French customs introduced and those who resisted were punished.

French schools were soon established to educate Vietnamese administrators. In 1902, Hanoi University opened.

• One purpose of the education was to develop people who would remain loyal to the…